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Re: [Tech] Gas/oil mixture for snowblower, can use in the car?
said by exocet_cm  :They said you could use it in your car on car talk and that was it? Those guys are funny... they probably finished that statement with "Yeah, it will leave behind permanent damage. Like my brother." (que funny laugh) hahaha. I asked my Dad that - if they were joking - and apparently, they weren't. He listens to the guys every Saturday, I catch a show here and there. I find them funny and informative.
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Geeze,
I have done this time and again. At the end of the winter, or whatever season I am done with my 2 cycle fuel, I just throw whatever is left over into my car. The little bit of oil will do ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to your car.
I have been doing this for the past thirty five years in each and every car I have owned. From my old Nova, to my Saturns, to my Pontiac, to the VWs, and Subarus. NOTHING noticeable ever happened to any of these cars as a result of throwing a couple of gallons of two cycle fuel into the tank.
NOTHING!!!
BTW -- I have heard this question several times on Car Talk, and neither Click nor Clack disagree with me! Those guys are a riot! They are also very smart. You will ALWAYS find me here listening to them on Saturday mornings. It's part of my ritual. |
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AngryDog
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Why not give it to a neighbor who can use it? You might foul your fuel injectors and have the car crap out somewhere inconvenient. Or it might work, but why risk it.
Besides, if you state that you try to conserve then you must care about the environment. So why drive around leaving a blue smoke trail?
But, if you are driving a Chrysler, no one will know the difference. They all burn oil after a couple of years.
Or. If you have neighbor you don't like, give them a fill up.  |
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Jeffrey
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| I agree with you, under normal circumstances I would give it to the neighbors. Except, my immediate neighbors are about as unfriendly as they make them.
At this point, I'm not sure how much my Dad cares about the car he's thinking of putting it in. He might have already done it, I don't know, I haven't seen him in a few hours.
The car in question is a '98 Nissan Maxima with 150,000 miles on it. I argued as "that car is just broken in", he sees it nearing the end of it's life. Personally, I think he just wants an excuse to replace it. 
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marors1
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Go ahead an do it, there will be absolutely no effect on anything in the car. Hell, at 3.00 a gallon, just send it on up here to WI, and I'll be happy to use it in my car.
Seriously, the oil is a hydrocarbon and the fuel filter can't tell the difference between the fuel and the oil. Remember that fuel is made from oil, just a little further down the line than where the oil was peeled off of the barrel. The comments about the exhaust smelling a little funny may be true, but it will be very slight, and as I said before, it won't hurt anything...it it just too diluted. |
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Lombard, IL | See. You can sneak over to the neighbors at night and put it in their car. They will wonder two things. Why the car is smoking and how come the car is getting better mileage even though its blowing out blue smoke. |
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rob_in_chatt
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Chattanooga, TN | reply to Jeffrey
if you want a good show, sneak a capful ATF (auto trans fluid) and pour it down the carb of an older car. that makes for one hell of a smoke show when it starts, not to mention its gut busting funny as hell. |
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It would probaly make the car run bad, the ECU of the car would have to work hard too change the timing of the valves and probaly clog your catalystic converter. If you have to then just throw the gas away, $15 is better than thousands of damage to your car |
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AdamB
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I used a gas oil mixture in my sister's mower for an entire summer until she asked what happened to all the mixture when she went to use her weed whacker.  I just thought she had two cans of gas 
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I keep unused 2cycle fuel in a sealed container for next year. Vapor loss causes gas to go stale. If you use the fuel in a 4 cycle engine, you will eventually foul the spark plug and build up carbon in the cylinder. If the oil in the fuel gets to a car's O2 sensor, you will have problems with engine performance. |
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Mooresboro, NC | reply to Jeffrey
Perhaps next year, instead of mixing the fuel just keep the oil and gas separated and mix it in the tank of the snowblower. This will allow you to use any remaining gas safely in your vehicle.
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| Perhaps next year, instead of mixing the fuel just keep the oil and gas separated and mix it in the tank of the snowblower. This will allow you to use any remaining gas safely in your vehicle.
NO! NO! NO!
Mix your gas and oil in the separate container. Trying to mix in the snowblower tank? What are you going to do, get two guys to pick it up and shake the snowblower?
First couple of replies is best. Fuel stabilizer, or leave it for next year. |
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Interesting topic...just had to add some points. There is a tendency for gas in a can to have a small amount of sediment collecting in the bottom over the years. If you do put it in your vehicle try to use a straining device to make sure the sediment doesn't transfer to your vehicle...otherwise a good fuel stabilizer will allow you to use the gas next year. The oil won't normally harm the engine but I would check the owner's manual before doing it.
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said by inova :What about the filter in the snowblower? It doesn't complain. or in any 2 cycle engine. We do this all the time. 2-cycle oil is designed for combustion. We dump our stale 2-cycle gas mix into a vehicle to get rid of it. That way we always have fresh gas for the small 2-cycle engines. What he said- If you have a lot and you say you don't use it, I have used left over for years in my cars on 4 stroke lawn eq.
Don't forget that auto engine oil is spread by splash and oil rings on the cylinder walls of all 4 stroke engines and some of that oil is burnt- older the car the more oil burnt. |
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If its a old car and you want an excuse to replace it then use it be one fine experiment to see what it does.
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Wills
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While this used to be an acceptable practice in the old days before electronics and sensors, it's not a smart idea now. The oil will crud up the MAF sensor and can cause deposits on fuel injectors.
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said by Jeffrey :Is this gas/oil mixture for the snowblower OK to put right in the car's gas tank? Sure, go ahead and try it. And when your father blows up himself and everyone else on his block, then he can be nominated for a Darwin Award. 
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Jeffrey
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| said by major marco :said by Jeffrey :Is this gas/oil mixture for the snowblower OK to put right in the car's gas tank? Sure, go ahead and try it. And when your father blows up himself and everyone else on his block, then he can be nominated for a Darwin Award. I know I'm not supposed to feed the trolls, but I can't resist...
As shown by the posts here, it won't happen.
And it didn't. He added the gas/oil mixture - just under a gallon of it - to the car last night. The car is running fine, and they already put 100 miles on it since putting it in the tank.
He also talked to our local mechanic, a guy we've used for 25 years...he said the car would be fine to accept the gas/oil mixture, and that he does it all the time.
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said by major marco :And when your father blows up himself and everyone else on his block... huh? Last I heard mixing oil with gas made it LESS flamable...
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Jeffrey
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said by Glen1 :Interesting topic...just had to add some points. There is a tendency for gas in a can to have a small amount of sediment collecting in the bottom over the years. If you do put it in your vehicle try to use a straining device to make sure the sediment doesn't transfer to your vehicle...otherwise a good fuel stabilizer will allow you to use the gas next year. The oil won't normally harm the engine but I would check the owner's manual before doing it. Thanks for all the replies everyone. Found my answer, and learned a lot.
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